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UK politics so much funnier than fiction, comedy writer finds it ‘hard to match’
The Tories are in a spot of bother as the UK heads to an election. A possible catastrophic defeat would be both self-inflicted and richly deserved.
- by Rob Harris
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Spain’s ‘Mr Handsome’ PM threatens to quit after his wife is accused of corruption
“I need to pause and think,” Pedro Sanchez said adding the seriousness of the attacks against him and his wife merited a measured response.
- by Aislinn Laing
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Animals
Military horses, one blood-stained, run loose through central London
A group of horses bolted and threw their riders while on their daily morning exercise in central London, leaving several people injured.
- by Rob Harris
Catherine releases new photo of Prince Louis, now 6
The picture was taken by Catherine in Windsor where the Wales family lives. It’s the first one since her Mother’s Day photo was deemed “manipulated” by wire services.
- by Michael Holden
‘First point of contact’: After more than 250 years, Aboriginal spears taken by James Cook to return home
The Gweagal spears were taken in 1770 when the Endeavour arrived at Botany Bay in the first meeting between the British and the Indigenous Gweagal people of Kamay.
- by Rob Harris
BBC presenter who announced Queen’s death quits over teen photo scandal
Huw Edwards, the broadcaster’s best-paid newsreader, was suspended last year following claims he allegedly paid a teenager for explicit pictures.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
It’s what Penny Wong didn’t say in her two-state solution speech that’s most alarming
The foreign minister’s failure to say more about the world’s most serious conflict is symptomatic of the way Ukraine has slipped down the list of Australia’s priorities.
- by George Brandis
English wines are set to take over from French and Australian, scientists say
Rising temperatures are set to make traditional wine regions unsuitable for production and places not known for wine could squeeze out today’s leaders.
- by Marc Walker
When a $770 drone can take out a $15 million tank, it puts the future of war in doubt
The emergence of cheap drones, not dissimilar to commercially available models, has been exploited to great effect in Ukraine. The tank’s place as a war-winner may be over.
- by Lara Jakes
Huge cruise ships are a symptom of economic and cultural decline
It looks like the monstrous love child of Le Corbusier and H.G. Wells.
- by Jemima Lewis
It’s official, Prince Harry now a US resident
Although he and Meghan have put down roots in Montecito, Harry was facing scrutiny about his US visa because of an admission of drug use made in his book, Spare.
- by Danica Kirka